Improvement in canes



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Patented May 20.1873.

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MILTON OSBORN, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,020, dated May 20,1873; application filed December 31, 1872.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON OSBORN, of Albion, in the county of Calhounand State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCombined Walking-Cane and Medicine-Case; and I do declare that thefollowing is a true and accurate description thereof, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference markedthereon, and being a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of my improved cane, with the case partially drawn out.Fig. 2 is a' longitudinal section of the handle. Fig. 3 is aplan view ofthe medicinecase detached from the cane.

Like letters refer to like parts in each figure.

The nature of this invention relates to the construction of a cane orwalking-stick designed especially for the use of physicians, and withinthe body of which is a sliding case suitably arranged for carryingphials of medicine, while the handle is adapted to receive an assortmentof the smaller surgical instrum ents which are more generally used ineveryday practice. Much inconvenience frequently arises from thebreaking of phials in the usual pocket-cases, and the latter are ofteninjured and entirely ruined by being wet or exposed to the weather. Thisinvention is designed to enable the physician to carry his medicines andsmaller instruments in safety in a watertight cane-body, which lattermay be used as ordinary canes are employed.

In the accompanying drawing, A is a cylindrical cane-body, made of anydesired material, and provided with a proper ferrule at its lower end.This cane-body may also be made in sections, similar to a jointedfish-pole, if desired, or entirely of one piece. A handle, B, alsocylindrical or hollow, is also provided, which should be furnished witha suitable cap, a, and with adivision or parting at 1). Within thishandle, in the chamber so made by the cap a and partition at b, thesmaller surgical instruments may be safely carried. A case, 0,consisting of a slide, conforming partially, or on its lower side, tothe interior shape of the cane-body, is designed to receive the phials,containing medicines, an opening being left in one side of the case fortheir insertion. This case may be made of any. suitable material, andtheopening at forthe insertion of the phials may have a cover hinged orotherwise secured to it, if desired. The interior of this case should beprovided with partitions h, to enable the phials to be held more firmlyin place, and to give more rigidity to the case. p

The handle should be secured to the case in such a manner that theformer may turn a quarter of the Way round. When the cane is laid upon atable, with the handle projecting beyond its edge, this arrangement ofthe handle will allow it to turn downward without any tendency topartially turn over the cane and allow the phials to drop out it thecase should be partially withdrawn.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the handle A, body B, and case 0, the case beingrelatively secured to the handle as described, and adapted to slidewithin the body A, as and for the purpose set forth.

MILTON OSBORN. Witnesses:

Tnos. S. SPRAGUE, H. F. EBERTS.

